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Three reasons why India lost to England in first Test

2. Not taking full advantage of home condition

Another issue Dravid made clear in his view of the scenario was that India ‘left 70 runs on the board’ in their opening innings. It was a team effort, with only three players scoring 80 runs while others managed to score only 20 runs. However, none of the Indians batted scored as big runs as Pope did. At the start of Day 2 Joe Root claimed the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the first over as India collapsed, losing three wickets in double quick time.